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'Ready to cooperate': G7 foreign ministers advocate free, open Indo-Pacific

China claims most of the South China Sea as its own, while the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counterclaims over the strategically important maritime area

Philippines to hold military exercise with US amid tensions with China

Japan and the U.S. have cooperated in supporting the PCG's capacity building, and the three countries held trilateral Coast Guard exercises for the first time last June

Major powers should avoid rivalry in South Pacific: China's Wang Yi

Wang made the comments at a joint press conference with his Papua New Guinea counterpart during a visit to country

Indian Navy conducts extensive exercise 'Poorvi Leher' on East Coast

The exercise 'Poorvi Leher' witnessed participation of ships, submarines, aircraft and special naval forces

Steel cutting of third cadet training ship held at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli

The ceremony was presided by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, according to a statement shared by a spokesperson of the Indian Navy

Russia says 50 Ukrainian drones targeted at energy infrastructure shot down

In recent months, Russian refineries and oil terminals have become priority targets of Ukrainian drone attacks, part of stepped-up assaults on Russian territory

Iran minister Amir-Abdollahian denies Israeli involvement in drone incident

Israel-Iran conflict: Amid ongoing tensions with Israel, Iran's foreign minister has dismissed Israel's link to the recent drone attack, citing internal origin and minimal impact

Week of Iran-Israel strikes marks a 'game changer' in the Mideast

Business concerns about the situation spiked to their highest levels this week since the October 7 attacks, according to a survey by Oxford Economics

Prez Xi launches Information Support Force, a new wing of Chinese military

The leadership and structures of the PLA Space Force and the PLA Cyberspace Force have been rearranged

G7 warns of new sanctions on Iran for drone attack, urges de-escalation

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who chaired the meeting of ministers of industrialised countries, said the agenda of the three-day meeting was changed on Friday

Iran acknowledges retaliatory drone attack by Israel and says it failed

The Israeli government, which rarely comments on specific military actions linked to Iran, hasn't confirmed the strike

India delivers first batch of BrahMos supersonic missiles to Philippines

The supplies came over two years India signed a $375 million deal with the Southeast Asian nation to supply the weapon systems

Traditional boundaries of land, sea, air, cyber getting blurred: IAF chief

In his address, the air chief marshal underlined that with a massive surge of new technologies and opening up of space to private players, there is a "disruption in the established scheme of things"

Isfahan attack: Did Israel launch alleged strike from within Iran itself?

Iranian officials and state media have downplayed an attack inside Iran that was allegedly carried out by Israel in response to last weekend's barrage of missiles and drones from Tehran

AI vs humans: What happened when an AI pilot took on an F-16 in a dogfight?

The simulated dogfight is being touted as a breakthrough in aerospace machine learning and a world first

India delivers BrahMos missiles to Philippines as part of $375 mn deal

The export of ground systems for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system along with the missiles started last month itself

Maldives feels the pinch as Indians shun the islands. What do numbers say?

Nationalism, coupled with cheaper alternatives and ease of visa access to countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, is driving Indian tourism away from the Maldives

As Israel fires missiles at Iran, Elon Musk shares message of peace

The development comes after Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan

Israel launches missile strike on Iran, explosion heard in Isfahan

Israel's alleged missile strike comes after Iran's assault last Saturday, which involved over 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles

Iran asserts 'inherent right to self-defence' over Israel's aggression

Iran expressed disappointment that the UN Security Council failed to "fulfil its duty in a right, fair, unbiased and undiscriminating manner"